devotion

English Thesaurus

1. (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	prayer, supplication,
definition	:	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bhakti,
definition	:	(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex (noun.act)

hyponym	:	novena,
definition	:	a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days (noun.act)

hyponym	:	stations, stations of the cross,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary (noun.act)

domain usage	:	plural, plural form,
definition	:	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)

2. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God (noun.act)

hypernym	:	worship,
definition	:	the activity of worshipping (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bible-worship, bibliolatry,
definition	:	the worship of the Bible (noun.act)

hyponym	:	grammatolatry, verbolatry, word-worship,
definition	:	the worship of words (noun.act)

hyponym	:	symbol-worship, symbolatry, symbololatry,
definition	:	the worship of symbols (noun.act)

hyponym	:	anthropolatry, worship of man,
definition	:	the worship of human beings (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gynaeolatry, gyneolatry, woman-worship,
definition	:	the worship of women (noun.act)

hyponym	:	lordolatry,
definition	:	the worship of a lord because of his rank or title (noun.act)

hyponym	:	miracle-worship, thaumatolatry,
definition	:	the worship of miracles (noun.act)

hyponym	:	place-worship, topolatry,
definition	:	the worship of places (noun.act)

3. commitment to some purpose (noun.act)

hypernym	:	allegiance, commitment, dedication, loyalty,
definition	:	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cultism,
definition	:	devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hobbyism,
definition	:	a devotion to hobbies (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fetich, fetish,
definition	:	excessive or irrational devotion to some activity (noun.act)

hyponym	:	party spirit,
definition	:	devotion to a political party (noun.act)

4. feelings of ardent love (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	love,
definition	:	a strong positive emotion of regard and affection (noun.feeling)

5. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	idolatrous,
definition	:	blindly or excessively devoted or adoring (adj.all)

6. commitment to some purpose (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

7. feelings of ardent love (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	devoted,
definition	:	zealous in devotion or affection (adj.all)

8. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

derivation	:	idolatrous,
definition	:	blindly or excessively devoted or adoring (adj.all)

9. commitment to some purpose (noun.act)

derivation	:	commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give,
definition	:	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause (verb.communication)

10. feelings of ardent love (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	devoted,
definition	:	zealous in devotion or affection (adj.all)